Adrian Newey, Red Bull F1 chief technology officer, says his design department has faith in a concept that has so rewarded the team this season and will continue with the 2023 RB19 F1 car. .
Red Bull Racing secured both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships in 2022 thanks to the technical excellence of the new generation RB18, with 17 wins for both drivers, including 15 by Verstappen. .
A new season will inevitably bring fresh ideas, and while Red Bull Racing will undoubtedly roll out a healthy dose of innovation when they take their 2023 RB19 F1 car to the track, the car’s basic design remains the title of the year. claims there is no fundamental deviation from the winning machine, the RB18.
“We know our concept best and will continue to develop it,” Newey told Auto Motor Und Sport.
“But I dare not say whether our method is the best. It is entirely possible that there is someone around the corner with a better idea.”
Adrian Newey wasn’t a fan of F1’s new regulations when they were first announced as he thought the rules were too prescriptive.
But when the team presented its designs last winter, the set of ideas presented was more diverse than expected. This meant that there was no overarching design approach and revolutionary concepts and solutions such as ‘blown diffusers’ could be hidden under the bodywork. And this will still be true in 2023.
“It just means none of us are absolutely right, there has to be something better,” says Newey.
“Wings and sidepods can never be separated. Everything just works as a package.”
“Ferrari’s side panels don’t fit our underbody and vice versa. There’s always an interaction between these elements.”
‘Where we will end up when we develop our concept is still unknown. Maybe another concept today is still lagging behind but has much greater development potential.’
“Think of the dual diffuser. The loophole in the transition from the floor to the step was always there. It just wasn’t discovered by anyone.”
